Metro Mother Loses Battle With Cancer

Jenni Kufahl, 39, passed Sunday after a two year fight against the illness.

DEL CITY, Oklahoma -

Heath Kufahl says his wife, Jenni, lived a life full of purpose and faith until the very end.

The Kufahls made national headlines in 2013 after Heath sank a half-court shot at a OKC Thunder basketball game. He pledged all of the $20,000 he won to his wife’s battle against a rare form of appendix cancer.

Jenni, 39, passed Sunday after a two year fight against the illness.

“It wasn’t despair and despondence,” said Heath about his late wife’s attitude during the battle.